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Better Know an African City: Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2012

July 1, 2012

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Better Know an African City – Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2012 is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl.  The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make them […]

Better Know an African City – Loveable Cities

May 25, 2012

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Better Know an African City – Loveable Cities is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl.  The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make them better and more livable. […]

Better Know an African City – I See Lagos

November 12, 2011

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Better Know an African City – I See Lagos is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl.  The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make them better and more […]

Better Know an African City: Move, Learn & Eat

October 9, 2011

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Better Know an African City – is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl.  The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make them better and more livable. I saw […]

Better Know an African City: Managing Lagos Traffic With Technology

October 2, 2011

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My mom is a stickler for time. She likes to proclaim never having missed a flight in her more than 60 years of existence. My mom is such a stickler for time (and a hater of Lagos traffic) that whenever we’re going from Ibadan (or as someone called it, “the last stop in civilization” – […]

On Genius, Science and MacArthur Fellows

September 28, 2011

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I went on a “holiday” this past weekend, but it might as well have been for nought. I went away Friday evening, returning late Sunday night to head into the office early Monday morning. I proceeded to work consecutive 15-hour days, returning home around 11pm. Today is a blessing as I got home a minute […]

Better Know an African City: Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2011

July 15, 2011

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Better Know an African City – Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2011 is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl.  The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make them […]

The Intelligent African: Upcoming Events in London

July 2, 2011

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I am a huge fan of Intelligence Squared, have been attending their events for the past 3 or 4 years, and listening to podcasts of debates of the New York arm of the organization even longer.  Intelligence Squared organizes debates following an Oxbridge-like format wherein two sides (usually featuring prominent intellectuals, politicians, writers, philosophers, etc.) […]

Better Know An African City – An African Perspective on US Immigration

May 7, 2011

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Better Know an African City – An African Perspective on US Immigration is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl.  The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make […]

Kitsune + Tokyo

April 13, 2011

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This is completely off topic, but I suppose in a sense not so much.  Browsing through past posts on this site, you may notice that I am a fan of the magazine Monocle.  If not for my need to earn a living wage and inability to make a decent cup of coffee, I would quit […]

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